Weather Records on 22 March 1993

890 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1993. Highest significance: Collie, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1993

On 22 March 1993, 890 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 876 daily.
Collie set a monthly record daily precipitation of 118.2 mm (4.7 in) on 22 March 1993.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

890 stations

890 station records on 22 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Depot	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

890 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 22 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 22 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1993

Top 20 records on 22 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1993	Collie, AU	monthly rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1993	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 March 1993	Newark, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Chewelah, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Lockhart, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Washta, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Barkhamsted, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Grand Meadow, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Renovo, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia), BR	daily rain	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Saint Maries, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Postville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Mapleton Depot, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Chazy, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1993	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 890 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1808	1
1818	1
1822	2
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1846	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	6
1867	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	3
1884	2
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	2
1896	8
1897	9
1898	4
1899	10
1900	2
1901	5
1902	15
1903	19
1904	10
1905	5
1906	14
1907	43
1908	4
1909	8
1910	23
1911	11
1912	13
1913	54
1914	59
1915	21
1916	58
1917	33
1918	38
1919	15
1920	42
1921	27
1922	164
1923	70
1924	62
1925	222
1926	415
1927	399
1928	156
1929	384
1930	199
1931	294
1932	260
1933	149
1934	287
1935	469
1936	301
1937	174
1938	868
1939	585
1940	440
1941	352
1942	277
1943	218
1944	546
1945	340
1946	362
1947	235
1948	666
1949	374
1950	588
1951	370
1952	1,763
1953	332
1954	445
1955	1,315
1956	450
1957	348
1958	540
1959	333
1960	926
1961	260
1962	303
1963	518
1964	492
1965	1,034
1966	635
1967	561
1968	923
1969	271
1970	563
1971	476
1972	691
1973	512
1974	838
1975	695
1976	353
1977	574
1978	814
1979	1,068
1980	571
1981	895
1982	716
1983	1,760
1984	611
1985	538
1986	1,673
1987	861
1988	949
1989	821
1990	1,428
1991	1,484
1992	975
1993	890
1994	796
1995	1,486
1996	862
1997	1,019
1998	1,136
1999	930
2000	1,221
2001	1,326
2002	1,748
2003	989
2004	1,591
2005	865
2006	1,080
2007	1,497
2008	816
2009	769
2010	1,083
2011	1,265
2012	2,655
2013	1,329
2014	508
2015	458
2016	566
2017	1,038
2018	1,022
2019	552
2020	372
2021	568
2022	1,005
2023	1,202
2024	486
2025	720
2026	2,228

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Data for records on 1993-03-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	660
100 to 200	55
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	13
400 to 500	6
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	1